One dead in shooting in Jersey City

One dead in shooting in Jersey City
Evening image of the skyline of Jersey City in the state of New Jersey during sunset.

JERSEY CITY, NJ – On Saturday, November 13, 2021, shortly after 4:00 a.m., a patrol unit of the Jersey City Police Department responded to the area of Grant Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City after hearing gunshots. The responding Police Officers found a male victim with a gunshot wound to the torso.The male, later identified as Ishamell McCany, age 41, of Jersey City, was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at approximately 4:20 a.m. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.